FFIV F5 (FFIV) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Tech Hardware · Computer communications equipment · CIK 0001048695
Form 144 · 10
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
483
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
16
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced
What the filings say about FFIV
Insiders, 180 days
-$14.7M net sold
10 sellers · 17% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-10-22
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$6.6M
10 notices
F5 insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, F5, INC. insiders sold a net $14.7M of stock across 349 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Aug 3, 2026.
- The trade is 17.8% of the 1,149 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 483 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Product Mkting Officer Maddison John Anthony sold about $82.9K of FFIV under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 14, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 483 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 29.2% of the 4,439 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 483 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Technology Ops Officer MONTOYA MICHAEL F sold about $526.5K of FFIV under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 14, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 483 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 5.7% of the 4,199 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 483 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Technology Ops Officer MONTOYA MICHAEL F sold about $98.2K of FFIV under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 14, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 483 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 7.1% of the 3,922 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 483 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Technology Ops Officer MONTOYA MICHAEL F sold about $113.7K of FFIV under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 14, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 483 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 42.7% of the 2,749 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 483 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Technology Ops Officer MONTOYA MICHAEL F sold about $482.7K of FFIV under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 14, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 483 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.349 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$14.7M over 180 days
-$6.8M over 90 days
below 74% of Tech Hardware
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
483 funds bought in last quarter
more than 78% of Tech Hardware
Revenue
+9.7% year over year
more than 50% of Tech Hardware
Margin
22.4% net margin
more than 89% of Tech Hardware
Buybacks
$501.1M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 74% of Tech Hardware
Short interest
2.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.1 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 63% of Tech Hardware
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+52.9%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns FFIV: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
6,278,577 sh
$2.6B
3,687,295 sh
$1.5B
3,098,509 sh
$1.3B
2,808,030 sh
$1.2B
2,118,749 sh
$881.3M
Congress trades in FFIV
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-10-22 · disclosed 23 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-10-21 · disclosed 288 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-10-21 · disclosed 288 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
FFIV planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
JOHN MADDISON
Filed 2026-09-14
$84.0K
MICHAEL MONTOYA
Filed 2026-09-14
$1.8M
THOMAS FOUNTAIN
Filed 2026-08-05
$498.0K
FRANCOIS LOCOH-DONOU
Filed 2026-08-05
$1.6M
KUNAL ANAND
Filed 2026-08-03
$157.8K
FFIV mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Huber Mid Cap Value Fund
$724.6K position · as of 2026-07-31
5.7%
BLACK OAK EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND
$3.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
5.6%
Amplify Cybersecurity ETF
$112.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
ROCK OAK CORE GROWTH FUND
$581.7K position · as of 2026-07-31
4.3%
Formidable Fortress ETF
$914.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
4.2%
Hotchkis and Wiley Small Cap Value Fund
$31.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.9%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Locoh-Donou
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$23.0M
$44.5M
$5.3M
+163%
+185%
2024
$18.0M
$28.7M
$5.8M
+79%
+122%
2023
$10.9M
$13.8M
$4.0M
+31%
+46%
2022
$12.8M
$5.5M
$5.1M
+18%
+3%
2021
$11.5M
$21.8M
$4.1M
+62%
+29%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $14.7M sold by insiders over 180 days, 483 funds added last quarter, $6.6M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
FFIV financials
Revenue growth
+9.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
22.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$3.3B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | $3.1B |
| FY Sep 2024 | $2.8B |
| FY Sep 2023 | $2.8B |
| FY Sep 2022 | $2.7B |
| FY Sep 2021 | $2.6B |
| Jun 2026 | $865.1M |
| Mar 2026 | $811.7M |
| Dec 2025 | $822.5M |
| Sep 2025 | $810.1M |
| Jun 2025 | $780.4M |
| Mar 2025 | $731.1M |
| Dec 2024 | $766.5M |
| Sep 2024 | $746.7M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+22.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | +22.4% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +20.1% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +14.0% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +12.0% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +12.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +24.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +18.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +21.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +23.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +24.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +19.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +21.7% |
| Sep 2024 | +22.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$969.6M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | $906.4M |
| FY Sep 2024 | $762.0M |
| FY Sep 2023 | $599.2M |
| FY Sep 2022 | $409.0M |
| FY Sep 2021 | $614.5M |
| Jun 2026 | $280.6M |
| Mar 2026 | $347.6M |
| Dec 2025 | $149.5M |
| Sep 2025 | $191.9M |
| Jun 2025 | $273.7M |
| Mar 2025 | $246.1M |
| Dec 2024 | $194.7M |
| Sep 2024 | $240.4M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.00x
long-term 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end) plus current 2023-09-30 (33 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | 0.00x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 0.00x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 0.00x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 0.14x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 0.16x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.00x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.00x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.00x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.00x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.00x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.00x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.00x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.00x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt to cover
Cash flow to debt FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | 1.27x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 1.75x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+19.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | +20.6% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +19.1% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +15.0% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +13.3% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +14.4% |
| Jun 2026 | +19.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +20.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +20.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +20.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +20.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +19.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +19.5% |
| Sep 2024 | +19.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+11.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | +11.6% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +10.4% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +7.5% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +6.3% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +6.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +11.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +11.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +11.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +11.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +11.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +11.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +10.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+32.2%
operating income after a 14.9% effective tax rate, over long-term 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end) plus current 2023-09-30 (33 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | +30.5% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +26.5% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +20.7% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +16.1% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +17.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +32.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +31.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +30.1% |
| Sep 2025 | +30.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +30.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +28.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +27.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +26.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+16.9%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | +17.3% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +16.7% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +13.1% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +11.5% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +11.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +16.9% |
| Mar 2026 | +17.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +17.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +17.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +17.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +17.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +17.2% |
| Sep 2024 | +16.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
36.26x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | 27.37x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 23.03x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 24.60x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 27.46x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 37.09x |
| Jun 2026 | 33.12x |
| Mar 2026 | 23.74x |
| Dec 2025 | 21.11x |
| Sep 2025 | 27.37x |
| Jun 2025 | 25.93x |
| Mar 2025 | 25.26x |
| Dec 2024 | 25.00x |
| Sep 2024 | 23.03x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$24.2B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-03 shares, plus long-term 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end) plus current 2023-09-30 (33 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | $17.2B |
| FY Sep 2024 | $11.8B |
| FY Sep 2023 | $8.8B |
| FY Sep 2022 | $8.2B |
| FY Sep 2021 | $11.8B |
| Jun 2026 | $21.9B |
| Mar 2026 | $14.9B |
| Dec 2025 | $13.6B |
| Sep 2025 | $17.2B |
| Jun 2025 | $15.5B |
| Mar 2025 | $14.1B |
| Dec 2024 | $13.6B |
| Sep 2024 | $11.8B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+3.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | +4.9% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +5.9% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +6.3% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +4.7% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +5.1% |
| Jun 2026 | +4.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +5.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +5.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +4.9% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +5.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
3.40x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 11%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
PEG, trailing FFIV
| FY Sep 2025 | 1.16x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 0.50x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 1.01x |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | 5.48x |
| Jun 2026 | 3.11x |
| Mar 2026 | 1.52x |
| Dec 2025 | 1.05x |
| Sep 2025 | 1.16x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.17x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.95x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.80x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.50x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-09 | 2024-09 | 2023-09 | 2022-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $2.7B |
| Gross profit | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.2B |
| Operating income | $765.9M | $658.6M | $472.6M | $403.8M |
| Net income | $692.4M | $566.8M | $394.9M | $322.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | 11.80 | 9.55 | 6.55 | 5.27 |
| Operating cash flow | $949.7M | $792.4M | $653.4M | $442.6M |
| Cash | $1.3B | $1.1B | $797.2M | $758.0M |
| Long-term debt | n/a | n/a | n/a | $0 |
| Buybacks | $502.1M | $500.6M | $350.0M | $500.0M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
FFIV Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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FFIV filings, in plain words
Are F5 insiders buying or selling FFIV?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, F5 insiders were net sellers, a net $14.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 10 sellers.
Have members of Congress traded FFIV?
Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by Julie Johnson dated 2025-10-22.
Are there planned insider sales of FFIV?
Yes. 10 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $6.6M of stock; the latest, by JOHN MADDISON, was filed 2026-09-14.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, F5 insiders were net sellers of FFIV, a net $14.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 10 sellers. 17% of the 48 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in FFIV, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Julie Johnson dated 2025-10-22. Insiders filed 10 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $6.6M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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